Senior Storage Solutions Architect for AI & HPC

DDN; Paris; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DDN in Paris, a leader in data storage and AI infrastructure, seeks a Sales Engineer to architect high‑performance storage solutions across finance, pharma, education and research.

You will translate customer requirements into scalable designs, demonstrate capabilities through POCs and benchmarks, and act as a trusted advisor throughout the sales cycle. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams, stay current on AI storage trends, and help shape product direction with customer insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience translating customer requirements into technical storage solutions.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to engineers and executives.
• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure or HPC is a plus.
• Prior pre-sales or solutions architecture experience.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to understand data challenges across domains.
• Translate requirements into scalable storage designs.
• Lead live demos, POCs, and performance benchmarks.
• Create BOMs and technical proposals for complex RFPs.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams and mentor others.

Skills

Storage architectures

Pre-sales experience

Technical communication

S3/NFS/SMB protocols

Kubernetes / cloud platforms

AI/ML workloads

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GPU clusters

Cloud platforms

RFPs/BOMs

Job description

DDN in Paris, a leader in data storage and AI infrastructure, seeks a Sales Engineer to architect high‑performance storage solutions across finance, pharma, education and research.

You will translate customer requirements into scalable designs, demonstrate capabilities through POCs and benchmarks, and act as a trusted advisor throughout the sales cycle. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams, stay current on AI storage trends, and help shape product direction with customer insights.